# The Offence (1973)

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**Runtime**: 112 min
**Genres**: Crime, Drama, Thriller
**Directed by**: Sidney Lumet
**Written by**: John Hopkins
**Starring**: Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant, Ian Bannen, Peter Bowles, Derek Newark

> *After 20 years, what detective-sergeant Johnson has seen and done is destroying him.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Rainy London streets at dusk a ticking clock 
a suspect's sweaty face 
a thriller from 70s British cinema.

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